Index: metastore/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HiveMetaStore.java =================================================================== --- metastore/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HiveMetaStore.java (revision 1574985) +++ metastore/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/metastore/HiveMetaStore.java (working copy) @@ -512,9 +512,6 @@ throw new MetaException(e.getMessage()); } catch (MetaException e) { throw e; - } catch (Exception e) { - assert (e instanceof RuntimeException); - throw (RuntimeException) e; } }